Phyl and Dino

1965 All the children were married except Phyl. She was still working at Lederle as a chemist and living home. When I was 60 and my husband 64 our daughter met a nice fellow called Dino Ippolito at a C.C.D. club in N.Y. You had to be a college graduate, catholic and single in order to belong. She was dating several fellows at that time. One night we got a telephone call and it was this fellow Dino. Phyl said to Dino, “You didn't even know my name. How did you get my telephone number?”

Dino answered, “You don't think I'm the vice-president of the C.C.D. club for nothing. I have ways of finding out.”

He called several times. Then he asked her if he could come to her home and take her out to dinner. She said, “Yes.”

Dino came by for Phyl. As he was walking to the front porch I took a good look at him, and I said to myself, “He is a good looking fellow.” They went to dinner and had a good time.

Dino took Phyl out for several months and they got engaged. We gave Phyl an engagement party. Dino has four brothers and three sisters. Most of them came to the party. All our family also came. Dino has a brother who is a doctor, one is a lawyer, one a peanut and popcorn king, another works in textiles. His three sisters were teachers, and he teaches Math and English at Mamaroneck High School.

Dino and Phyl were both 35. They were engaged nine months when they decided to get married. Dino wasn't going to take a chance of losing Phyl. They both loved each other. Two months before they got married they put their money together and bought an eight room house with four bedrooms, two bathrooms and two half-baths. It was a lovely home in a nice neighborhood. At first we thought they were silly to buy a house so soon. It would not take them very long to fill it up.